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'Bycatch' whaling a growing threat to coastal whales
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Scientists are warning that a new form of unregulated whaling has emerged along the coastlines of Japan and South Korea, where the commercial sale of whales killed as fisheries "bycatch" is threatening coastal stocks of minke ...
New net timer could save sea turtles from drowning
Jun 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Fishery managers trying to protect rare sea turtles from dying in fishing nets have tapped a Cape Cod company to build a device they think can help balance turtle protection with profitable fishing.
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Critically endangered porpoise is focus of new research report
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Jan 15, 2008 |
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An international research team, including biologists from NOAA’s Fisheries Service, reported in the scientific journal Conservation Biology, that the estimated population of vaquita, a porpoise found in the Gulf of Califo ...
Dolphin population at risk in Britain
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May 16, 2007 |
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A report from the Wildlife Trusts and an animal charity has found that commercial fishing in Britain is placing the regional dolphin population at risk.
Help for climate-stressed corals
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Banning or restricting the use of certain types of fishing gear could help the world's coral reefs and their fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change according to a study by the ARC Centre ...
Scientists fear rare dolphin driven to extinction by human activities
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Sep 11, 2007 |
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An international research team, including biologists from NOAA Fisheries Service, has reported in an online scientific journal that it had failed to find a single Yangtze River dolphin, or baiji, during a six-week survey ...
Greenland shark may become new source of biofuel
Jul 20, 2009 |
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The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat is toxic to humans, but researchers now hope the flesh can be used to create a biofuel for Inuits.
Algae-Based Biofuel From Fish
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Right now, when biofuel is produced using algae, cultures are grown and then processed into fuel. But the process is expensive and difficult. Now a company in Texas, LiveFuels, Inc., hopes that it will be ...
Dolphin population stunted by fishing activities, study finds
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Nov 24, 2008 |
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Despite broad "dolphin safe" practices, fishing activities have continued to restrict the growth of at least one Pacific Ocean dolphin population, a new report led by a researcher at Scripps Institution of ...
UN urges protection for dolphins
Nov 24, 2005 |
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The United Nations has urged additional protection measures for dolphins and small whales.
Children found to be most at risk from malaria
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Insecticide treated mosquito nets reduce the chances of developing life-threatening malaria in Africa, however recent research shows that older children are the least well protected by nets in the community. The research, ...
Insecticide-treated bed nets reduce infant deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Giving insecticide-treated bed nets to nearly 18,000 mothers at prenatal clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo prevented an estimated 414 infant deaths from malaria, a study by University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
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